Clinix Medical Information Services, a Nashville-based medical software developer, announced a strategic alliance and integration with PayLeap to deliver a co-branded patient payment processing solution to physician practices nationwide.

PayLeap is a level one PCI-DSS service provider and a company specializing in payment processing platform.

“Our recent announcement of Clinix' EZ Pay Med patient payment portal solution will yield faster collection of patient-owed amounts, improved cash flow, and reduced billing costs, all with less effort and paperwork. PayLeap's payment processing platform is an integral part of that payment flow with the ability to accept multiple payment types online from patients,” said Jerry Killough, president and chief executive officer at Clinix said in a press release.

He added, “PayLeap's secure and compliance based architecture allows for a seamless integration to our SaaS hosted model and will deliver significant new value to our physician practice clients.”

Clinix software includes ClinixPM Practice Management Software and ClinixMD Electronic Health Record software. ClinixPM is the software that helps physician practices maximize billing efficiency and the receipt of payments. ClinixMD helps maximize office efficiency and minimize costs by providing a complete, efficient and affordable EHR system.

Clinix EZ Pay Med patient payment portal is designed to operate seamlessly with its practice management system, ClinixPM. The self-service patient payment portal application provides comprehensive and secure online bill payment management.

“The Clinix EZ Pay Med solution with PayLeap integration gives healthcare providers a low cost, cloud-based solution,” said Scott Miller, president and chief executive officer at PayLeap.

“With Clinix EZ Pay Med Online powered by PayLeap, patients receive statement updates linking them to a secure section of their provider's existing website where they can easily view, manage, and pay their accounts online. We are proud to partner with one of the best solution providers in the medical information industry that stresses how integral payment security and compliance is to their exemplary best practices,” Miller added.